Sleigh runner



(No Model.) B. D. KESTED.

SLEIGH RUNNER.

Patented Mar. 8.1892.

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BRADLEY D. KESTED, OF JOHNSTOWN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO MARTIN L.LEFLER AND WIN FIELD S. LEFLER, OF SARATOGA, NEWV YORK.

SLEIGH RUNNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 470,576, dated March 8,1892.

Application filed October 22, 1891. Serial No. 409,504. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BRADLEY D. KESTED, of Johnstown, in the county ofFulton, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Detachable Runners, of Which. the following, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to detachable sleighio runners adapted to be placedunder an ordinary childs carriage, after the wheels have been removed,for the purpose of using the wagon as a sleigh in winter.

My object is to produce sucha detachable sled provided with suitable andadjustable apparatus for securing it to the skein of the axle, and alsoprovided with a detachable caster or roller adjustable, so that bytipping the vehicle forward or backward it may operate to roll over bareground, and when again it is returned to its normal position it willslide along without interference.

My invention consists, first, in providing the upper parts of thedetachable runners 2 5 With adjustable means for securing them to theskein of the axle, and, second, in providing a detachable roller orcaster for the purposes above set forth, and in the several other novelfeatures of construction hereinafter de- 0 scribed, and which arespecifically set forth in the claims hereunto annexed.

It is constructed as follows, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a carriage,

3 5 the Wheels being removed and provided with my detachable runnerscomplete and showing a roller orcaster secured thereto. Figs. 2 and 3are views of the upper ends of the runners provided with an appliancefor se- 0 curing it adjustably to the skein of the axle. Fig. 4c is atop plan view of the appliance shown in, Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 5 is asideelevation thereof. Fig. 6 is an edge view of the caster, showing meansfor securing it to the 5 runner. Fig. 7 is a top plan view of one end ofthe axle and one end of the runner secured thereto. Fig. 8 is a view ofthe box provided with an adjustable slotted arm.

A is an ordinary childs carriage constructed in the usual way, providedwith axles 1 1, having skeins upon their outer ends, upon which thewheels rotate.

2 are runners, constructed as shown, and preferably of metal.

3 is a box adapted to fit the skein of the axle and provided upon oneside with a slotted arm 4, and 5 is a boltpassing through an eye in therunner, which secures the arm 4 adjustably to the runner.

B is a casteror roller mounted in a bracket 6, which is provided uponits outer end with a groove 7 for the reception of the runner. The outerend of this bracket is provided with a transverse groove 8, into whichis inserted the piece 9, after it has been placed upon the runner, and10 is a set-screw passing transversely through the same for the purposeof securing the bracket adjustably to the runner.

. It will be observed that by means of the box 3, with its slotted arm4, I am able to adjust the height of the carriage-gear with respect tothe runners by either placing it on top of the runner, as shown in Fig.2, or by securing it to the lower face of the runner;

(Not shown.) It will also be observed that I adapt the runners tocarriages of different lengths between the axles by placing the box 3either as shown in Figs. 2 or 3. It will also be observed that a casteror roller 3 may be So adjusted either to the front part, of the runneror to the rear and that it may be readily removed or replaced. It willalso be observed that by securing the slotted arm 4 adjustably to thebox 3 I can vary the distance between the runners.

Having described my invention, what I claim is r l. The combination,with the runners, of a box adapted to fit the skein of the axle and 0having slotted arms, and means for securing said arms through the slotto the runners.

2. The combination, with the runners, of a box adapted to fit the skeinof the axle and having slotted arms laterally adjustable se- 5 curedthereto, as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day of October,1891.

HOWARD P. DENISON, O. B. KINNE.

